diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8a75570
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+FROM mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/sdk:9.0 AS build
+WORKDIR /source
+
+# copy csproj and restore as distinct layers
+COPY *.sln .
+COPY DotnetApiPostgres.Api/*.csproj ./DotnetApiPostgres.Api/
+RUN dotnet restore
+
+# copy everything else and build app
+COPY DotnetApiPostgres.Api/. ./DotnetApiPostgres.Api/
+WORKDIR /source/DotnetApiPostgres.Api
+RUN dotnet publish -c release -o /app
+
+# final stage/image
+FROM mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/aspnet:9.0 AS final
+WORKDIR /app
+COPY --from=build /app ./
+
+ENTRYPOINT ["dotnet", "DotnetApiPostgres.Api.dll"]
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diff --git a/DotnetApiPostgres.Api/Extensions/DbInitializer.cs b/DotnetApiPostgres.Api/Extensions/DbInitializer.cs
index 0b4f990..0136d83 100644
--- a/DotnetApiPostgres.Api/Extensions/DbInitializer.cs
+++ b/DotnetApiPostgres.Api/Extensions/DbInitializer.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ public static class DbInitializer
 {
     public static async Task InitializedAsync(this WebApplication app)
     {
+        Console.WriteLine("=====> Looking to seed data");
         using var scope = app.Services.CreateScope();
         var services = scope.ServiceProvider;
         try
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ public static async Task InitializedAsync(this WebApplication app)
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
         {
-            Console.WriteLine($"An error occurred during database initialization: {ex.Message}");
+            Console.WriteLine($"===> An error occurred during database initialization: {ex.Message}");
         }
     }
     public static async Task SeedDataAsync(ApplicationDbContext context)
diff --git a/DotnetApiPostgres.Api/appsettings.json b/DotnetApiPostgres.Api/appsettings.json
index c80ea6f..4688815 100644
--- a/DotnetApiPostgres.Api/appsettings.json
+++ b/DotnetApiPostgres.Api/appsettings.json
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@
   },
   "AllowedHosts": "*",
   "ConnectionStrings": {
-    "default": "Host=localhost;Port=5432;Database=PersonDb;Username=postgres;Password=p@55w0rd"
+    "default": "Host=db;Port=5432;Database=PersonDb;Username=postgres;Password=p@55w0rd"
   }
 }
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diff --git a/compose.yaml b/compose.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..927a55e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compose.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+services:
+  web_api:
+    container_name: person_api_app
+    build: .
+    image: people-api:1.0.0
+    ports:
+      - 8080:8080
+    depends_on:
+      db:
+        condition: service_healthy
+        restart: true
+  db:
+    image: postgres
+    container_name: postgres_db
+    ports:
+      - 5432:5432
+    environment:
+      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: p@55w0rd
+    volumes:
+      - postgres_data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
+    healthcheck:
+      test: [ "CMD-SHELL", "pg_isready -U postgres" ]
+      interval: 10s
+      retries: 5
+      start_period: 30s
+      timeout: 10s
+volumes:
+  postgres_data: